Romans 7:7 "What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, “YOU SHALL NOT COVET.”"

As a new Christian or one who is learning about Christianity for the first time we can come across a commandment of God and we say to ourselves "I didn't know that was a sin!"  Things that are acceptable in our society (for example: homosexuality, drunkenness, and greed) may shock people when the Bible strongly condemns those things, even saying that those who practise such things will not enter the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:21).

The Bible does teach that by nature we have a conscience and morals that convict us of right or wrong.  The problem of mankind is that we deceive ourselves and suppress the truth that God has given us (Romans 1:18-23).  Looking at the supreme standard of God's word testifies to the truth and the righteousness which God demands.  We need to constantly be in the word so we know what pleases God, just like we get to know those people we love so we can please them as well.

The law teaches us what is right and wrong, and naturally it points us to Christ since we are unable to keep the law and require the intervention of another.  The righteous works of another is what we require, and our sin needs to be put on another.  Thanks be to Jesus who bore our guilt and sin, and in turn gives to us his perfect righteousness.

Christ is sufficient, and the law leads us to him.